19-year-old Dhravya Shah, who is originally from Mumbai, has built a memory layer for AI applications with Google’s AI chief’s backing.
The company expects consumers to largely use AI for research ahead of purchases, based on a survey of 5,000 U.S. consumers — 53% of whom said they may use AI services for this purpose.
The U.S. government shutdown that began this week is the first in seven years. While it might not feel immediately disruptive, for startups waiting on permits, visas, or regulatory approvals, even a few weeks can become an existential problem. On this episode of Equity, Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Max Zeff talk through how uncertainty… Continua a leggere AI slop, government stops, and startup uncertainty
A former OpenAI researcher looked into how ChatGPT can mislead delusional users about their reality and its own capabilities.
AI search startup Perplexity is making its new Comet browser available to everyone in the world for free as it works to position the product against big browsers and search engines. For certain paid subscribers, the startup has also launched a new ‘background assistant’ to handle multiple tasks via Comet.
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a16z releases its first AI spending report that shows which AI-native application layer companies startups are actually spending money on .
OpenAI employees sold $6.6B in shares, leading company’s valuation to jump to $500B.
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“Character.ai is freeriding off the goodwill of Disney’s famous marks and brands, and blatantly infringing Disney’s copyrights,” a Disney lawyer wrote.
